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GRAND RANGES. They are indeed splendid roast- ers and bakers.. They make cooking easy and’ pleasant Sand every meal a_ feast. See them and you'll like their- looks. You'll like their work still better when you try one of them. Cc. A. Murray BUTLER, MISSOURI South Side Furniture Store Order of Publication. State of Missouri, } nf County of Bates. sf In the Circuit Court, February Term, 1918. In Vacation October 17, 1917. . Angefine Brown, Plaintiff. iSSOURI PACIFIC | IRON, MOUNTAIN, ae vs, William Brown, Defendant. Now at this day comes the Plain- tiff herein, by her attorney W. O. Jackson, who being duly sworn says that he is the agent and attorney for plaintiff herein and files his affidavit alleging that William Brown is a non-resident of the State of Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the Clerk, in Vacation, that said defend- ant be notified by publication that Plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court, the object and general nature of which is to ob- tain a judgment and decree of divorce from defendant upon the following, among other allegations:—that de- fendant has without a reasonable cause absented himself from this MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY Time Table North Bound Leave No, 202 K. C. and St. Louis passenger .........-+00++11:00 3, No, 210 K. C. and St. Louis passenger seve 10345 P. Mt No. 292 local freight .....12:30 p. m. mn South Bound aa for Le ae be " een whole ycar ncxt precedii No, 205 Joplin, Wichita & . filing of her petition herein, and Coffeyville Passenger .. 3:50 4 | that unless the said defendant be and be se Joplin and Yates 10 p.m appear at this court, at the next term mter passenger .....- 10 _p. m. ive a : hs No. 291 local freight ..... By OOEB) Court House in the City of Butler, 2 in said county, on the first Monday Madison Branch of February, 1918 and on or before the first day of said Term, answer or plead to the petition in said cause the same will be taken as confessed and judgment will be rendered ac- cordingly. And it is further ordered, that a copy hereof be published, according to law, in The Butler Weekly Times, a newspaper published in said Coun- ty of Bates, for four weeks successive- ly, published at least once a week, the last insertion to be at feast thirty days before the first day of said next Leave Butler daily ....... 8:00 a. m. Sunday only ..........-.++30:00 a m. CLAUDE L. PLAIN, = Agent. PROFESSIONAL CARDS DR. H. E. MULKEY Vv eat | Surgeon February, 1918, term of this court. Fourteen years sticcessful practice, H. O. MAKEY, At Garrett's 0 “Office & Circuit Clerk. Phones io eater Bank A true copy from the Record. Witness my hand, and acl (Seal) of the Circuit Court o' DR. J. T. HULL Bates County, this day, Dentist 18th of ee Ped ¥ to Fox's HW. O. MAXEY, _ Entrance beta a 0 Fox’ it een etal eee eee Order of Publication. hs North Side Square Butler, Missouri oerANn Ae Sees B. ¥. JETER State of Missouri, La Notary Public | County of Bates. ; bas cee Fy Brants Phone 186 In the Circuit Court, February BUTLER, MISSOURI Term, 1918, In Vacation Oct. 22, —— | 917. xa C. Eugene Yarnell, Plaintiff. 7. J. HALSEY, M. D. 0. D. ee Pre, mer Nose 84) Della Leone Yarnell, Defendant. Now at this day comes the plain- tiff herein,*by his attorney and files his petition and affidavit, alleging, among other things that defendant is a non-resident of the State of Mis- souri. 2 Whereupon, it is ordered by the Clerk in Vacation, that said Defend- ant be notified by publication that Plaintiff has commenced a __ suit against her in-this Court, the object and general nature of which is to ob- tain a judgment and decree of di- vorce from defendant, founded on the following allegations: That defend- ant without reasonable cause, for more than one year has absented her- self from this: plaintiff, and that un- less. the said defendant'be and appear at this Court, at the next term there- of, to be begun and holden at the Court House in the City of Butler, in. said county, on the first Monday of February, 1918, and on ur before the first day of. said Term, answer or plead to the Petition in said cause, the same will be taken as confessed, and judgment will be rendered according- ly. and it is Further Ordered, that a copy hereof be published, according to law, in The Butler Weekly Times, a newspaper published in said Coun- ty of Bates, for four weeks success- ively, published at-least. once a week, the last. insertion to be at least thir- ty days before the first day of said next February Term of this Coart. _H. 0. MAXEY, Circuit Clerk. A True Copy From the Record. Witness my hand, and seal (Seal) of the Circuit Court of Bates county this day, 22nd of October, 1917. H. 0. MAXEY, 8 and the fitting of glasses. BUTLER, MO. Office South Side Square Phone 15 ’ German Ftiers Bomb a Hospital. Paris, Nov. 10.—The following an- nouncement was made today: “Enemy aviators threw down fifty bombs last night in the region of Dunkirk. Three persons were killed and three wounded. “The hospital at Zuydcoote also was attacked py German aviators, who threw down incendiary bombs. Seven persons belonging to the hos- pital staff were killed and nine wounded.” _ CLOTHES . DOCTORS For practical cleaning and pressing. We positively clean , everything but a guilty con- ; Hata Cleaned and Blocked | .All work guaranteed and prices. reasonable. _ Goods Called for and Delivered. z? of the recent ¥ rwhelmed by boches, : 7 oe ‘ was inflicted with a rae aes aes men fot hand to hand 5 Utese : -t Circuit Clerk. |: Joanna Maxey, D. C.}- CELLS AWAIT SPIES ‘AS U. TIGHTENS ‘NET “Dangerous” Agents Will’ Be Im- prisoned—Aliens May be U. S. Transport Was in Bad Con- dition. Mystery surrounding the return of the 117th field battalion, signal Forced From Seaboard. troops, composed of Kansas, City men, after starting to France and be- ashington, D. C., Nov. 9.—Ac-|ing five days at sea, was cleared up y_of Government. Secret Service |by a letter from—Capt._S._M.—Ran: NO DRAFT BEFORE SPRING? February 15 the Earliest Date That Call Cam be Issued. Washington, Nov. 10.—President Wilson formally put the new machin- ery for carrying out the Selective Draft Bill into operation tonight CURTAILS ELECTRIC SIGNS _ Fuel Board Only to Allow Use Be- tween 7:45 and 11 O'clock. Washington, Nov. 9.--The fuel ad- ministration will issue an order to- night forbidding the use of coal for current in electric display advertis- agents in this country has caused per-|pher to J. C. Wright of the voca- sons engaged in the interest of Ger>/tional education ‘department of the many to adopt new tactics. Kansas City public schools, says the The German sympathizers are now | Kansas City Post. working along lines. that tend to} ‘Relatives and friends of the mem- cover up the chances of detection. bers of the battalion have been puz- Many. of them have joined the So-|zled by letters, which, evidently be- cialist party’ and are preaching se-|cause of fear of violating censorship dition under the guise of Socialistic| rules, spoke hazily of having started doctrine, ‘|for France and then turning back. Others are engaged in keeping; Captain Ransipher says that the alive strikes in industrial plants, but|ship carrying the battalion started are careful to have nq part in ‘the|with other transports, convoyed by original organization of the striking | cruisers. 3 forces, The battalion’s transport was one Under these conditions the Gov-)of the German interned vessels that ernment’ investigating agencies have |had been scized, but not until it had found it more difficult to get evi-;been subjected to sabotage by its dence of pro-German activity. German crew.. Repairs had failed to The new methods have apparently! make it sound and after 1,000 miles encouraged some _ German sympa-|of travel boiler tubes began to leak thizers, who have heretofore been'!and the vessel started to fall behind. timorous of taking a part in the ef-/One of the cruisers observed this, fort to hamper the United States jand, hailing the transport, ordered :t Government in its conduct of the/to about face and return to the port war, to busy themselves in behalf of! of embarkation. the Kaiser and the Fatherland. The 117th field battalion, signal While this has increased the num-'troops, is a part of the famous Rain- ber of workers for Germany, it has|bow division. It is commanded by also had the effect of trying the pa-| Maj. Ruby D. Garrett, in private life tience of Government officials to/a Kansas City attorney. such an extent that the administra- tion, for sheer protection of the country's interests, may be obliged to adopt more drastic measures. of | treating with those guilty of sedi- tion. D It is realized that some injustice | might be done to,, German sympa- thizers, who have taken no part in Says England May be Invaded. London, Nov. 7.—Field Marshal French, commander of the home forces, in a speech today, declared Great Britain must be prepared for any and every eventuality. “For we all know,” he said, “the the plans to hamper the Government, next sufprise may be an invasion of ;this country. Be ready, then, for but no other course than a compre- ching’ hensive rounding up of all persons |47yting. ee i TAS who have placed themselves in the | Maj. Gen. Sir C. F, N. Macready, position of being .regarded as ene- | Adjutant general of the army, in a statement today said Great Britain mies, is believed to be open to the; *' i " administration unless there is a de-| Still needs AH e could not give sact figures, but declared: cided lessening of the present activ- st i ity | “Every man is needed—badly need- : i “Fhe Government has been sertous- «4 TA ly considering measures to compel aly, Ward helps | her country by releasing cnemy aliens to remove to places re-/* man. We appeal to them to an- swer the call. \ mote. from the seaboard and, muni- tion factories, but it is now under-| stood that it has determined to con-, fine its first efforts in this direction | to sending to prison the more dan- gerous of German agents, whether | actually employed by the German) Government or seeking to aid Ger- many by voluntarily doing what they can to help the Prussian autocracy - win, Officials are satisfied that the Ger- | ANSWER THE CALL | Butler People Have. Found That This is Necessary. A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench, A little cause may hurt the kidneys. Spells of backache often follow, Or some bladder weakness, A splendid remedy for such at- i tacks, man agents have obtained a strong °°" ety hold in the Socialist party, and BOI ger acre that has satisfied thou- to the refusal of some of the Ameri- can-born intellectual Socialists in withdrawing from, the party as evi- dence of its pro-German domination. Daniels Praises Bravery of Three Men in U. S. Navy. Washington, Nov. 9.—Five enlist- ed men in the United States navy were today commended for bravery by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. Three of these men, Alfred Allard, seaman, of New SNedford, Mass., Stephen John Downey, seaman, of Utica, N..Y., and F, Kenneth Hun- lach, naval volunteer, of New York city, were commended for loyalty to duty in beaching a ship that had been torpedoed. George P. Serin, a ship’s cook on the U. S. S. San Diego, was com- mended for rescuing a shipmate who was swept overboard in a heavy sea. Serin’s home is in Oakland, Cal. Water Tender Mathew McCabe of Is Doan’s Kidney Pills, a special kidney remedy. Many Butler people rely on it. Here is Butler proof. Susan Cowley, W. Ohio St., says: “T had a dull, heavy ache across my back. When getting up or down or lifting anything, a sharp pain went through it. My health was generally affected, causing me to feel _ tired, wornout and nervous. Doan’s Kid- ney Pills relieved that trouble.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't’ simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Susan Cowley had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. 4-2t Gardner Sets Nov. 29 For Ob-, servance of ‘Thanksgiving Day. Jefferson City, Nov. 10—In a proclamation, which said Missouri never before had cnjoyed such ma- terial prosperity, Governor Gardner the U. S. S. Pochontas was com-|today asked general observance of mended for rescuing a fireman from| Thanksgiving day November 29. drowning. McCabe's home is in| “While the blessings of peace are not vouchsafed us this season, yet out of the terrible cataclysm which has enveloped the world, has come a still greater blessing to the state and nation,” the proclamation said. “We have come to know that a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth, but in the love and af- fection which he has for his fellow- man.” J. Ruin Game Preserve by Fire, Jefferson City, Nov. 9—The pre- serves of the Painted Rock Club of this city embracing several thousand acres of land in Osage County, have been set on fire repeatedly the past lexperience of the first draft must of with the publication of the forewor he has written to regulations under which the second call will be made. The regulations themselves and the questionaires which some 9 million registrants will be required to fill out are being forwarded to locaf boards, but have not yet been made public. War Department officials estimate that the whole process can be com- pleted in sixty days. This means that no second call will be made up- on the draft forces before the middle of next February, as the period -of ¢lassification will not begin until De- cember 15, . The President describes the new plan of dividing all registered men not already mobilized into — five classes, subject to military services by classes as being intended to pro- duce “a more perfect organization of our man power,” “The selective principle must be carried to its logical conclusion,” the President said, and he added that there must be made a complete in- ventory of the qualifications of each registrant in order to determine “the place in the military, industrial or ag- ricultural ranks of the Nation in which his experience and training can best be made to serve the common good,” “The time has come for a more perfect organization of our man power. The selective principle must be carried to its logical- conclusion. We must make a complete inventory of the qualifications of all regis- trants in order to determine as to each man not already selected for duty with the colors, the place in the military, industrial or agricultural ranks of the Nation in which his ex- perience and training can best be made to serve the common good. This project involves an inquiry by ing before 7:45 o'clock p.m. In thus reducing the peak load of coal. con- sumption, a great amount of coal, it is claimed, will be saved in the Jarg- er cities, The electric light order also will prevent the use of coal for current for display advertising after rf o’clock at night. A Coal supplies to industries classed as non-essential also will be sharply reduced by the fuel administration within a few days. Industries are now being classified and those whose products are not necessary in the conduct of the war will be supplied with fuel in limited quantities. If the present coal shortage persists they will be cut off entirely from fuel sup- ply. How Thin People Ob- tain a Plump, Strong Robust Body. “Before I took tonoline people used to call me ‘skinny,’ but now my name is changed. My whole body is stout. Have gained 15 lbs, and am gaining yet. I look Ike a new man,” declared F. P. Smith, Pittsburg, Pa., who had just finished the tonoline treatment. Would you, too, like to quickly put from 10 to 30 Ibs, of good, solid, “stay- there” flesh, fat and muscular tissue between your skin and bones? Don't say it can’t be done, Try it. Let us send you free a 0c package of tonoline and prove what.it can do for you. os Every druggist is dispensing a great deal of tonoline, More than half a million thin men and women have gladly made this test and that tonoline does succeed, does make thin folks fat even where all else has failed, is best proved by the tre- mendous_ business we have done. No drastic det, flesh creams, massage, oils or emulsions, but a simple, harm- less home treatment. .Cut out the cou- ald and send for this Free package to- day. Take tonoline with your meals and watch it work. This test will tell the story, We Box Free. FREE TONOLINE COUPON tic, industrial and educational quali- fications of nearly 9 million men. “Members of these boards’ have rendered a conspicuous service. The work was done without regard to personal convenience and under a pressure of immediate necessity which imposed great sacrifices. Yet the services of men trained by the necessity be retained and the selec- tion boards must provide the direct- ing mechanism for the new classi- fication. “The thing they have done is of scarcely one-tenth the magnitude of the things-that remain to be done. It is of great importance both to our military and to our economic inter- ests that the classification be carried swiftly and accurately to a conclu- sion. “An estimate of the time necessary for the work leads to the conclusion that it can be accomplished in sixty days, but only if this great marshal- ing of our resources of men is re- garded by all as-a national war un- dertaking of such significance as to challenge the attention and compel | the assistance of every American. “I urge men of the legal profession to offer themselves as associate mem- bers of the legal advisory boards to be provided in each community for the purpose of advising registrants of their rights and obligations and of assisting them in the preparation of their answers to the questions which all men subject to the draft are re- quired to submit. I ask the doctors of the country to identify themselves with the medical advisory boards which are to be constituted in the various districts throughout the United States for the purpose of making a systematic physical exam- ination of the registrants. “It is important also that police ‘of- ficials of every grade and class should be informed of their duty un- der the selective service law and reg- ulation, to search for persons who do not respond promptly and to serve the summons: of the local and dis- trict boards. Newspapers can be of very great assistance in giving wide publicity to the requirements of the law and regulations and to the num- bers and names of those who are called to present themselves to their local boards from day to day. “Finally, I ask that during the time hereafter to be specified as marking few days, and practically all of the entire tract. has been burned over. Members of the club have extin- guished fires in one part of the pre- serve only to discover other fires in different localities. For years these preserves have been maintained by the members of the club for the pur- pose of propagating game and fish. Undoubtedly the fires were se& out for the purpose of driving the game from the preserves, Germans Can’t Sue in U. S. Now. New York, Nov. 9.—The appellate division of the state supreme court rendered a decision today holding that “the law is well settled that an alien enemy, resident in the enemy's country, cannot, during the war, prosecute an action brought against defendants here for the accounting of moneys alleged to jhave been em- | “It is inconceivable,” said Justice Shearn, who wrote the the 60-day period of the classifica- tion, all citizens give attention to the task in hand ‘in order that the process ‘may proceed to a conclusion with swiftness and yet with even and con- siderate justice to all.” | Mass. help pay postage, packing, etc., and to show good faith entitles holder to one 50e package of Tonoline Free Address the American Proprietory | This coupon, with 10c in silver to Co., Boston, Mass. Kidney Disease is Fatal Kidneco in a Wonderful Protection. When disease gets into the kidneys it ig just as certain to take a person off us leprosy, unless it is checked before it goes too far. 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